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Prime hospital cited for repeated patient privacy breaches
The California public health department on Tuesday issued citations against Shasta Regional Medical Center, the hospital under Prime Healthcare Services, where two top executives released a patient's
Despite massive patient record breach, SAIC wins $15M HHS contract
Despite endangering the privacy of nearly 5 million TRICARE patients last month, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) still was able to secure a lucrative IT support contract from
Check apps for unauthorized data transmission
As a matter of course, hospitals should always vet the health apps they and their staff use, or that they recommend to patients, to ensure they aren't disclosing inappropriate information to third
Medical records for 1.7 million people stolen from van
In one of the larger medical data thefts reported, personal health data for about 1.7 million New York City patients, hospital staffers and others was stolen on Dec. 23 from an unlocked van in
Privacy breach insurance helps prevent worst-case scenarios
Hospitals and physician practices can buy a new kind of stand-alone insurance policy to shield themselves from losing too much money due to data breaches, American Medical News reports. The amount a
Unencrypted email implicated in Geisinger patient data breach
Even Geisinger Health System, which has touted its sophisticated EHR , is not immune to patient privacy breaches. In letters that went out to more than 2,900 patients, Geisinger Health System
Expect to see more iPads used at point-of-care
The use of iPads in healthcare settings is likely to surge in the coming year, according to a survey of nearly 950 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) members. Nearly 70
Hospital loses nearly 2,300 patient data files
In the latest patient privacy incident to make news, Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., lost data cards that contained information on 2,284 endoscopy patients, the Arizona Republic
Possible hospital privacy breach tied to failure to shred reports
University of Tennessee Medical Center
The University of Tennessee Medical Center is notifying 8,000 patients of a possible privacy breach after patient information was thrown in the trash
Stolen ER patient data prompts hospital to offer free credit monitoring
Five people in an identity-theft ring were charged Wednesday with stealing ER patient identities at Holy Cross Hospital and an Aventura doctor's office, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The ring used
